Newly elected Chairman of the Board for Cowboy Poets of Utah is both a long-time cowboy, and a long-time cowboy poet.  Paul Bliss heads up the Utah Western Heritage Foundation, which "exists to preserve the unique Western culture of this intermountain area." They are known especially for the fall Western Legends trail ride. He founded the Utah Western Heritage Foundation and Festival, which helps provide scholarships for students who will seek the western arts. One of his most spectacular antics was the year he rode a horse, through the winter, to Elko for the gathering there in January.  Paul won honors at the National Cowboy Poetry Finals, was featured in the Las Vegas and Der Speigle magazines. He has shared the stage with Michael Martin Murphey, Stephanie Davis, Don Edwards and many other great western performers.

When Paul's not busy working horses, running pack strings, checking the West desert permits, doing chores, or just generally horsing around. You will find him lecturing at the local universities, high schools and performing cowboy poetry in the oral tradition. Paul and his wife Stacy, along with their children, make their home in Salem, Utah.